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AutoSCM
Summit 2021
‘Supply chains of the
future will be digitally
enabled, data-centric’
industry experts
Leading industry domain experts concurred that supply chains of the future are going to be
highly digitally enabled and that data is going to become central to any supply chain design.
As India looks to the 5G wave and the entry of connected, autonomous vehicles, the data they
bring could also help their supply chains garner more visibility, enhance communication and
delivery while also bringing forth challenges like data complexity and data security.
Lakshmi Ajay
ithout big data, Virtual Summit’ presented by Frankfurt “The automotive industry is shifting
you are blind Airport and World Trade Center Pune- gears and is going through this orbit
and deaf and are India which took place on Thursday. shifting transformation of getting
“Win the middle of Industry leaders discussed the these autonomous, controlled vehicles.
a freeway,” said leading American implications of how when faced with Digitalisation and automation is an
theorist and management consultant data complexity, shortages, constant absolutely astounding requirement
Geoffrey Moore about the rising disruptions, lack of communication and and there is a great future ahead for
importance of data science in today’s lack of visibility post the pandemic many this. Digitalisation means using the
hyper digital world. made the shift to predictive analytics, next generation technologies like AI,
Many top industry leaders from the IoT, telematics, newer IT solutions, Robotic process automation, robotic
automotive logistics industry deliberated newer technologies and automation and warehouses, machine learning, last
on this and on the topic of ‘Building a how these were changing and disrupting mile delivery and sensors everywhere.
data-centric supply chain for the world the supply chain network. Another important aspect is that we
of autonomous and connected vehicles’ Ruby Abidi, director air cargo, India need an organisational level culture
at the fifth edition of ITLN’s ‘AutoSCM Subcontinent, Cargo-partner said, change and that innovative mindset
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